Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:46:15 11/19/99
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On November 19, 1999 at 13:34:42, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On November 19, 1999 at 10:16:00, Randy Schmidt wrote:
>>On November 19, 1999 at 07:03:59, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>On November 19, 1999 at 06:48:03, odell hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 19, 1999 at 04:08:22, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>From SSDF:
>>>>>
>>>>>1½01110011½1½111111111111½1½½10½11½11111 32.0/40 Tiger 12 amd-450
>>>>>0½10001100½0½000000000000½0½½01½00½00000 8.0/40 Nimzo 99 200mmx
>>>>>
>>>>>12 wins in row against 2567 program! I wonder if Garry Kasparov can repeat this?
>>>>>Actually I can bet $100 that he can't.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jouni
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you saying Tiger won 12 straight games one on top of the other? or do you
>>>>mean twelve games with draws in between? If you mean the latter, I think that
>>>>Kaspy could match this quite easily, especially if the program is running on a
>>>>pent 200 and time control is 40/2.
>>>
>>>As You see it won 12 games straight and with changing colors (WBWBWB..)!
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>Please note that tiger gets a V-12 engine with turbo boost and Nimzo has a
>>4-cylinder engine with diluted fuel.
>Of course. Since the hardware was published, that is clear. However, the
>opponent has a known and very good rating. Just pretend that Nimzo isn't Nimzo,
>but rather a chess player who lives in a black box named Wally (the box is named
>Wally, the player is anonymous). Anyway, this player has an ELO of 2572 in his
>club of very good players!!! Now, Wally plays against C.T. and gets his ever
>loving butt kicked. Are you impressed now? I know I am.
>
>>Show us this on equal machines :)
>Better yet, reverse the machines and try again. I'll suspect Chess Tiger may
>win on the P200 (but it will be a lot closer). In order for a really
>significant statistical test, hundreds of games should be played.
>
>One thing is clear, Tiger has teeth, claws, and knows how to use them.
>
>Proposal to those who don't like unequal hardware:
>Pretend that it is not a computer opponent at all but a faceless guy who is a
>great tactician but not such a great strategist; who has a high ELO and will
>play for hours on end. He's kind of boring and won't talk about anything
>interesting. All he does is play all day. He doesn't get his feelings hurt
>when he loses and does not get excited when he wins. So his feelings don't get
>hurt.
>
>But don't think that way about Chess Tiger. I think she's a girl. So pretend
>it's a lady in the box. Am I right C. T.?
Actually just before I named it "Chess Tiger" this program has been called
"Tigress" for several months!
Christophe
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